Assessment of antibiotic resistance in staphylococci involved in fermented meat product processing

The production chain of fermented sausages can be considered a major source of the dissemination of antibiotic resistance (AR), spreading from farm to the final product. The natural microbiota involved in the complete process may carry AR genes which can be potentially transferred to pathogens or opportunistic bacteria thus representing a risk to human and animal health. Coagulase-negative staphylococci are a dominant microbial group in...